Galloping Sausage is the fifth and final story in the 1992 Annual.
Plot
Henry and James think that Duck has given them rude nicknames and are cross with him. Duck has refuted doing so, but they do not believe him. This prompts Duck to sleep in a siding for the night. After talking with the trucks again and seeing Gordon's sizzling boiler from a water tower like "cooking sausages in a frying pan", Diesel sees his chance and gives Gordon his own nickname. Soon afterwards, the big engines turn against Duck and the Fat Controller sends him to help Edward on his branch line. Diesel is soon found out and is sent away in disgrace. Duck comes back to the sheds and all of the engines are friends again.
Characters
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Duck
- Diesel
- Troublesome Trucks
- The Elderly Brake Van
- Edward (mentioned)
- Pretty Polly (mentioned)
- Lemberg (mentioned)
- Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)
Locations
- Knapford Yards
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Brendam Branch Line (mentioned)
Trivia
- The story takes place during Dirty Work and A Close Shave, the last two stories of the Railway Series from Duck and the Diesel Engine.
Goofs
- In the first illustration, Duck's face is undersized and James' black wheels are dark-ish grey.
- The text near the second illustration misspells Lemberg's name as "Lemburg".
- In the third illustration, one of Gordon's tender wheels is missing an axlebox.
Gallery
Behind the Scenes
The LNER W1 No. 1000, the inspiration for Gordon's nickname